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Reeves admits NI hike could hit pay rises while markets react to borrowing spree

Reeves admits NI hike could hit pay rises while markets react to borrowing spree

Reeves admits NI hike could hit pay rises while markets react to borrowing spree

31 October 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had no alternative but to raise taxes in her first Budget.


Eco-dome to stage William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony in South Africa

Eco-dome to stage William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony in South Africa

Eco-dome to stage William’s Earthshot Prize ceremony in South Africa

31 October 2024

The finalists, from countries including France, Ghana, Indonesia and Nepal, are vying for a £1 million prize pot awarded to five category winners.


Sara Sharif was punished because she had a ‘jinn in her’ – stepmother

Sara Sharif was punished because she had a ‘jinn in her’ – stepmother

Sara Sharif was punished because she had a ‘jinn in her’ – stepmother

31 October 2024

Beinash Batool, 30, Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, 42, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29, are accused of a campaign of abuse culminating in her murder.


Time to ‘think about’ reparations for slave trade, says Doreen Lawrence

Time to ‘think about’ reparations for slave trade, says Doreen Lawrence

Time to ‘think about’ reparations for slave trade, says Doreen Lawrence

31 October 2024

The Labour peer argued it was a contemporary issue given taxes had been used to help compensate slave owners up until 2015.


Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

31 October 2024

Members of the Independent Schools Council board voted to take action after the policy was confirmed in the Budget.


Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs

Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs

Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs

31 October 2024

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was commenting after the GAA presented its revised plans for the stadium redevelopment to a Stormont minister.


Polls close in vote for Tory members to pick new leader

Polls close in vote for Tory members to pick new leader

Polls close in vote for Tory members to pick new leader

31 October 2024

Voting has ended for Conservative members to choose between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to be the party’s next leader.


Chancellor’s vape tax increase will ‘hurt working people’, says Labour MP

Chancellor’s vape tax increase will ‘hurt working people’, says Labour MP

Chancellor’s vape tax increase will ‘hurt working people’, says Labour MP

31 October 2024

Mary Glindon argued the increase, which will occur in October 2026, is ‘unsustainably high’.


Cleavage-sparing mastectomy numbers ‘inflated’, breast surgeon tells inquest

Cleavage-sparing mastectomy numbers ‘inflated’, breast surgeon tells inquest

Cleavage-sparing mastectomy numbers ‘inflated’, breast surgeon tells inquest

31 October 2024

Giving evidence remotely from prison, Ian Paterson said his version of a mastectomy was simply an ‘adaptation’, not a new procedure.


Final Tory leadership candidates’ donations rise to £900,000

Final Tory leadership candidates’ donations rise to £900,000

Final Tory leadership candidates’ donations rise to £900,000

31 October 2024

Kemi Badenoch declared more donations than Robert Jenrick on Thursday, but Mr Jenrick has still raised slightly more money overall.


Nightmare Before Christmas and a pirate ship: Families decorate Halloween homes

Nightmare Before Christmas and a pirate ship: Families decorate Halloween homes

Nightmare Before Christmas and a pirate ship: Families decorate Halloween homes

31 October 2024

One family said they had spent ‘months and months’ on their house.


Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey proposes doubling levy on online gaming

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey proposes doubling levy on online gaming

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey proposes doubling levy on online gaming

31 October 2024

The MP suggested a change to Remote Gaming Duty.


Man jailed over hotel rioting died from ‘hanging’ in prison, inquest told

Man jailed over hotel rioting died from ‘hanging’ in prison, inquest told

Man jailed over hotel rioting died from ‘hanging’ in prison, inquest told

31 October 2024

Peter Lynch died on October 19 after he was jailed for two years and eight months for his part in the disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.


Blood test could ‘reliably rule out’ Alzheimer’s, trial finds

Blood test could ‘reliably rule out’ Alzheimer’s, trial finds

Blood test could ‘reliably rule out’ Alzheimer’s, trial finds

31 October 2024

There are hopes it will offer reassurance to patients with cognitive decline and help them avoid unnecessary further testing, researchers said.


Transport for London plans to set up dedicated solar farms to power Tube network

Transport for London plans to set up dedicated solar farms to power Tube network

Transport for London plans to set up dedicated solar farms to power Tube network

31 October 2024

The transport body said it is looking for a delivery partner to invest in the project as it launched a competitive tender process.


Sugar restrictions in early life ‘may lower chronic disease risk in adulthood’

Sugar restrictions in early life ‘may lower chronic disease risk in adulthood’

Sugar restrictions in early life ‘may lower chronic disease risk in adulthood’

31 October 2024

The findings are based on data gathered after the Second World War in the UK, around the time when sugar rationing ended.


Coroner calls for overhaul of regulations after death of girl in speedboat crash

Coroner calls for overhaul of regulations after death of girl in speedboat crash

Coroner calls for overhaul of regulations after death of girl in speedboat crash

31 October 2024

Emily Lewis, 15, died after the high-speed rigid inflatable boat she was in crashed into a navigation buoy.


Government borrowing costs rise further after Budget

Government borrowing costs rise further after Budget

Government borrowing costs rise further after Budget

31 October 2024

UK government bond yields jumped to a one-year high on Thursday after Labour announced a sharp increase in spending in the Budget.


Driver admits his actions were ‘shameful’ during fatal attack on teenagers

Driver admits his actions were ‘shameful’ during fatal attack on teenagers

Driver admits his actions were ‘shameful’ during fatal attack on teenagers

31 October 2024

Antony Snook, 45, admits driving Riley Tolliver, 18, and three boys aged 15, 16 and 17, to and from the scene of the alleged murders in Bristol.


Woman admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with Zara Aleena’s murderer in prison

Woman admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with Zara Aleena’s murderer in prison

Woman admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with Zara Aleena’s murderer in prison

31 October 2024

Hayley Jones, 33, admitted misconduct in a public office when she appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday.


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